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  • Teetering on the edge of depression

    August 29, 2018

  • Willing to experience myself in a new way

    August 8, 2018

  • Unblocking Creative Flow

    August 4, 2018

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  • Relaxing while running? ✨ For as long as I can remember I’ve been pushing myself around. I’ve had my own inner bully who makes me do things I *ought* to do... To sit at my desk writing well beyond the completion of a creative arc. To run that last mile when my hamstrings are overworked. To finish reading a book I’m no longer enjoying. And so on. You get the picture. ✨ But these past few months something has shifted. I’ve been working up to giving that inner bully the pink slip. But I’ve had to find a whole new way of going about things. Because without a new approach, that sneaky little bastard would just slide right on in there and keep running the show. Push push push. ✨ I’ve been playing with what it might be like to do everything from a state of relaxation. To not save relaxation as a reward at the end of the day, when (if) all the stuff is done. ✨ It’s been a two-steps-forward-one-step-back exploration. One thing I’ve noticed is that this shift is requiring a deeper trust in my Being. A trust in the authentic impulses that rarely come with logical, linear reasoning. ✨ In this time I’ve backed off of trail running because that is one place I haven’t trusted my Being enough yet to go without the bully getting involved. And then this happened today... ✨ I went out for a hike, fully flowing in a state of relaxation. I was walking along, enjoying the fresh air and late afternoon sun when, without any forethought my feet moved into a light jog. I was so surprised. And I just let it keep happening. With lightness — not the old bearing down I had been so used to. I just let the relaxed running happen. It was like that moment when you’re riding a bike on your own for the very first time. “Look at me, I’m doing it, I’m running in a state of relaxation!” Maybe this sounds weird. But to me it was like stepping into a whole new world, a higher octave of experience. I let myself run until my body naturally decided to slow down and then walked the rest of the way. No timing myself, no measuring the mileage. Just relaxing and enjoying. ✨ Towards the end of my walk I visited this old tree friend and told her all about what I had just experienced. She nodded and smiled.
  • Aromatherapy... eucalyptus after the rain.
  • I climbed the hill opposite our home today. To gain a little perspective. And sent blessings to all the trees surrounding our red tree house. Thank you to all for being on this adventure together 🙏 ✨ Day 30 #septembertrees2018
  • “What did the tree learn from the earth to be able to talk with the sky?” ~Pablo Neruda ✨ Day 29 #septembertrees2018
  • Green. Life. ✨ Day 28 #septembertrees2018
  • Today might be a good day to find a quiet, peaceful spot to sit and be. ✨ Day 27 #septembertrees2018
  • It may be a crazy ride, Gotta hold your head high. 😊 Day 26 #septembertrees2018
  • If you’re looking for a sign, this is it.😁 ✨ Day 25 #septembertrees2018

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